Get an Amazon Echo Dot, attach to Beolab and if your have Amazon Music, just ask it to play what you want. Works for me!

Guy wrote:

To get around the speaker setup problem, how about using a cheap hdmi splitter on the ATV output, and connecting both to two different hdmi inputs on the BV1.  Hence when selecting the 'music hdmi' the default can be Speaker 2. 

Wow, that's a creative idea! But it still does not solve the issue with the startup time. Does anybody have an idea about the power consumption of Beoplay V1 in "deep sleep" vs. "quick startup" mode?

In the end the solution might be buying a Beosound 35 for listening to music, but this sounds stupid...

Have you considered a Playmaker? they would connect to the speakers and the TV into the playmaker - you would then be able to use your beo4 to control the music and it would be quite instant - quite a cheap workaround. I have a playmaker 2 that is wired to the router and it's really quite good and flexible.

Will a Beoplay S8 hub be of any help here ?

Don't know if the ATV can be connected to both the BV (for image and sound via HDMI) and the hub (for sound only via optical) at the same time ?

Andrew wrote:

Have you considered a Playmaker? they would connect to the speakers and the TV into the playmaker - you would then be able to use your beo4 to control the music and it would be quite instant - quite a cheap workaround. I have a playmaker 2 that is wired to the router and it's really quite good and flexible.

Does this really work like this? I always thought that speakers must be connected to the TV, and the Playmaker/Essence/Core to the TV? Sounds like the perfect solution, too good to be true...

playmaker has powerlink in and out - so it would do exactly what you want!

Hello Christof,

This is quite simple as B&O has built a product that is designed for complete home integration, including the ability to trigger Macro commands that can execute a series of commands, including exactly what you have described.  Purchase a BeoLink Gateway from your local B&O store, and have the custom integrator / programmer over to your home to tailor the programming for you.  This can be executed with one button press.

Ryan

Hi Ryan

Your BV would connect to the line in on the Playmaker and the Playmaker to the BL8000 via Powerlink, switching on the TV brings the TV sound through the BL8000's, selecting airplay on your iphone or streaming from another phone switches on the playmaker and the sound comes through the BL8000's with no need for the TV to be on. You can control the volume, bass, treble and Forward to next track or back using the Beo4. Have a look at the manual as it will give you an idea on how easy it is to use and flexible. They can be bought for around £100 second hand and sound quality is very good. You will need the right RJ45 to powerlink cables or converters and one from the TV to playmaker but they can be bought from Steve on this site.

Andrew wrote:

Hi Ryan

Your BV would connect to the line in on the Playmaker and the Playmaker to the BL8000 via Powerlink, switching on the TV brings the TV sound through the BL8000's, selecting airplay on your iphone or streaming from another phone switches on the playmaker and the sound comes through the BL8000's with no need for the TV to be on. You can control the volume, bass, treble and Forward to next track or back using the Beo4. Have a look at the manual as it will give you an idea on how easy it is to use and flexible. They can be bought for around £100 second hand and sound quality is very good. You will need the right RJ45 to powerlink cables or converters and one from the TV to playmaker but they can be bought from Steve on this site.

 

Won't this affect the sound and volume adjustment possibilities from the TV? 

Why not just use V.MEM in audiomode? - AV - V.MEM

I have a Fire TV connected to a BV7-40. Speakers are set up to SPEAKER 1 (videomode) SPEAKER 2 (audiomode).

IF I press LIST on my Beo 4(s) AV will be displayed , now pressing V.MEM will start BV7 in audiomode (selecting V.MEM as source, keep the screen black, turn on the Fire TV, keep STAND in STDBy mode, start SPEAKER2). Now I can use may iphone for selecting Spotify music. It`s quite fast, a two button solution for my Beo4s and BL1000, a one button solution for my Beo6 and Beolink app with MLGW. And it works in all linkrooms in my Beolink setup (I don`t need to press AV in the audio linkrooms with BL3500/BL2000).

Should also work in your setup with V1 and apple tv...(?).

Stefan